Light rainfall was witnessed after dark cloud cover prevailed late in the afternoon developing abrupt changes in the State Capital on Sunday.
Temperatures cooled on Sunday after abrupt changes which induced rainfall in the State Capital.
The day temperatures soared to 44 degree Celsius in the State which was recorded at Khargone. The hot weather conditions prevailed across the State.
Except few regions in East Madhya Pradesh, mercury hovered above 40 degree during the day.
Few areas in the Gwalior division witnessed hot wave conditions while Jabalpur, Tikamgarh and Shajapur witnessed hot night conditions.
The abrupt weather conditions are likely to be witnessed in the next 24 hours and Chambal, Rewa, Hoshangabad and Bhopal divisions and Gwalior,Datia, Ashok Nagar, Guna, Sagar, Damoh, Katni, Jabalpur and Dewas districts.
Among the nearby regions Hoshangabad recorded 42 degree Celsius. Most of the regions recorded day temperature around 40 degree Celsius.
The temperatures in major cities were recorded at around same levels but Jabalpur recorded night temperature close to 27 degree Celsius making the night discomforting.
The major cities recorded day and night temperature as Indore recorded day temperature at 40 degree Celsius and night temperature at 22.4, Gwalior recorded day temperature at 40.5 degree Celsius and night temperature at 24.4 degree Celsius and Jabalpur recorded day temperature at 40.5 degree Celsius and night temperature at 26.6 degree Celsius.
The Rewa, Shahdol, Hoshangabad, Jabalpur and Indore divisions recorded temperatures above normal temperatures while remaining divisions recorded temperatures which were significantly above normal temperatures.